field house

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noun

a building housing the dressing facilities, storage spaces, etc., used in connection with an athletic field.
a building used for indoor athletic events, as track events or basketball.

Origin of field house

An Americanism dating back to 1890–95

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Historical Examples of field house

Theres one stored over in the field-house, one they use to set the dressing-tent on.
The Turner Twins
Ralph Henry Barbour
He went into the field-house the next day, unbuttoning his coat and hating football.
Princeton Stories
Jesse Lynch Williams
Willard found the field-house locked when he reached it again, and no one was in sight.
Left Half Harmon
Ralph Henry Barbour